Short-term pain, long-term gain: Major Deerfoot Trail improvements to impact drivers
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Inching along Deerfoot Trail during either the morning or evening commute can be a painstaking experience for drivers, but the province is hoping the latest round of improvements will ease some of that frustration.
Inching along Deerfoot Trail during either the morning or evening commute can be a painstaking experience for drivers, but the province is hoping the latest round of improvements will ease some of that frustration.
Aecon Infrastructure Management won the bid for two major Deerfoot Trail improvement projects to the tune of $615 million.
Aecon will undertake the $595-million project that stretches from Douglasdale Boulevard to just north of Glenmore Trail and the $20-million contract at Deerfoot and Beddington Trail.
Construction will include additional lanes, new bridges and improvements to ramps and interchanges.
The northern project should be finished in 2025, while the southern project is expected to be wrapped up in 2027.
Once complete, the province says drivers will have a faster and safer driving experience with morning commute times reduced by 15 per cent and evening commutes cut down by 22 per cent.
In the meantime, drivers can expect some short-term pain, with roadwork likely to cause delays and slowdowns.
